Droylsden

Droylsden
Droylsden town centre
Droylsden is located in Greater Manchester
Droylsden
Droylsden
Location within Greater Manchester
Population22,689 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ8998
• London161 miles (259 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM43
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°28′58″N 2°09′30″W / 53.4828°N 2.1582°W / 53.4828; -2.1582

Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) east of Manchester city centre and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689.[1]

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th century Droylsden grew as a mill town on the Ashton canal. Beginning in the early 1930s, Droylsden's population expanded rapidly as it became a housing overflow area for neighbouring Manchester.

Since 1785, the Fairfield area of Droylsden has been home to a Moravian Church.[2]

  1. ^ "2011 census for Droylsden". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Moravian Atlas UK Congregation Locations 2003". Moravian Church in the British Province. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.